DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HOLMES

by Loren D. Estleman ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2, 1979

Yet another pseudo-manuscript from Dr. Watson, and, as with Estleman's other precious fabrication (Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula, 1978), the title tells it all. Holmes and Watson are asked by an acquaintance of Dr. Jekyll's to investigate the unexplainable connection between posh Jekyll and this horrible lowlife gnome Mr. Hyde--who is the culprit in various London crimes. So they follow Hyde around (Holmes often in disguise), research Jekyll's past (to Edinburgh and back), gain assistance from Holmes' brother Mycroft, and finally reach the laboratory showdown with poor Dr. Jekyll. Unfortunately, though Estleman does a better, deadpan job of recreating Conan Doyle's Watson style than many, he forgets that, without mystery, there is no Holmes--and here, we know all along what Sherlock is trying to deduce. Tedious, then, but a good enough reminder to go back and read the wonderful Stevenson original.

Pub Date: Nov. 2, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1979

Categories: FICTION